{"id":11915,"date":"2016-05-07T07:45:00","date_gmt":"2016-05-07T13:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lastbestnews.com\/site\/?p=11915"},"modified":"2016-05-07T07:45:00","modified_gmt":"2016-05-07T13:45:00","slug":"nprs-morning-edition-tours-state-airs-from-bozeman","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/montana-mint.com\/lastbestnews\/2016\/05\/nprs-morning-edition-tours-state-airs-from-bozeman\/","title":{"rendered":"NPR’s ‘Morning Edition’ tours state, airs from Bozeman"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Eve Byron<\/p>

NPR’s David Greene, left, interviews Sen. Jon Tester on “Morning Edition” at Feed Cafe in Bozeman early Friday morning.<\/p><\/div>\n

BOZEMAN \u2014 Brian Leland didn\u2019t care that he had to wake up around 2 a.m. Friday in order to watch a live broadcast of National Public Radio\u2019s \u201cMorning Edition\u201d at Feed Caf\u00e9.<\/p>\n

Wearing a T-shirt that proclaimed he was a part of \u201cThe Green Coalition of Gay Loggers for Jesus\u201d and brown Carhartt jeans, Leland said he attended to represent a cross-section of Bozeman.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is a group I formed in response to the Tea Party in 2009,\u201d Leland said. \u201cAnd I figured it would be fun to listen and see the production of the show and all that goes into it. Listening to politics in the West is a fascinating subject; it\u2019s the ultimate big-tent organization.\u201d<\/p>\n

NPR\u2019s Montana visit is part of an ongoing series, \u201cA View From Here,\u201d in which the radio hosts venture away from the rarified air of Washington, D.C., to talk to voters across the nation. They want to take NPR listeners to places where people are grappling with complex issues that inform their view of the government.<\/p>\n

Serena Rundberg at Feed Caf\u00e9 said an NPR representative called a few weeks ago asking if the broadcast could be made from the year-old Main Street restaurant, whose exterior still looks like the original big red barn but whose interior smells of fresh coffee and pastries. She was somewhat blas\u00e9 about hosting the show until she realized it was \u201cMorning Edition.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen I heard it was \u2018Morning Edition,\u2019 something clicked and I knew it would be a big deal,\u201d she said, adding that by the end of the show she had been contacted by people in New York and Connecticut thanking her for providing the venue. \u201cIt was our first-year anniversary on the fourth (of May) so it was a nice gift.\u201d<\/p>\n

After the caffeinated standing-room-only crowd raucously greeted NPR listeners, \u201cMorning Edition\u201d co-host David Greene told the nation that Montana \u201cis a good place to explore the really big American issue, which is the debate over the role of government.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"CapreAir_Variable\"<\/a><\/div><\/div>Greene traveled across Montana during the past week, logging about 1,400 miles. During Friday\u2019s show, which was broadcast live from 3 to 5 a.m. MDT\u2014the show begins at 5 a.m. on the East Coast\u2014he replayed interviews with Montanans on a wide range of topics, including climate change, sexism, public land use, gun control and Donald Trump.<\/p>\n

During the live broadcast, Greene was joined at times by Sen. Jon Tester, Montana State University Political Science Professor David Parker and Yellowstone Public Radio News Director Jackie Yamanaka. After the broadcast and its subsequent question-and-answer session, he noted that the show was exactly what they wanted to produce.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe wanted to bring our listeners around the country to a place to know not just who are you voting for, but more about what\u2019s on your mind as a community, so we can understand the context of the political votes,\u201d Greene said. \u201cTo actually see people and interact in a place gives the show a whole different vibe and sound.\u201d<\/p>\n

Parker noted that Montana\u2019s relationship with the federal government is complex.<\/p>\n

\u201cMontanans, like most Westerners, have a love\/hate relationship with the government, particularly the federal government,\u201d he told the nation during the live broadcast.<\/p>\n

Greene said one thing he learned is that Montanans don\u2019t like to divulge who they\u2019ll favor at the polls. He told Tester that asking people who they\u2019ll vote for is similar to asking ranchers how many head of cattle they own.<\/p>\n

\u201cSomeone told me that\u2019s off limits to ask how they\u2019re going to vote,\u201d Greene said.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are kind of libertarian when it comes to that,\u201d Tester replied with a smile.<\/p>\n

Yet Greene, who had never before visited Montana, said he was overwhelmed with the friendliness of residents and the beauty of the Treasure State.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen we went to Winifred, the whole town knew we were coming just because of our hotel reservation,\u201d he said. \u201cThey made pizza for us in the bar, we went to a branding, and they even walked us to the hotel to make sure our room was OK. You could feel how important community is to them. In the rural areas, people explained about how this election is about protecting a way of life; you don\u2019t hear that in too many places.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Montana segments, as well as the rest of Morning Edition, can be listened to online at http:\/\/www.npr.org\/programs\/morning-edition\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Eve Byron is a freelance journalist based in Helena, Mont. She can be reached at evebyron@hotmail.com<\/a> and you can follow her on Twitter @EvebFoloMoney.<\/em><\/p>\n

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